Upgrading vid card. need input

[SgtBlades]

I've been looking over many cards and finally found the best agp card I could find. Going from a Geforce 5200 fx 128mb (only of which has 98mb available now after extensive use) to a BFG Geforce 7300 GT 512mb.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3092427&CatId=2234
I have a 305watt psu (standard one that came with Dell Dimension 8300) and it's served quite well over the years I've had it.
I just want to see if anyone else knows of a better card that would go with my system or if they've had problems with this card before I buy it.
I don't really play high end games but if it can run at least CoD4 at decent settings I'm good.

 

[EXCellR8]

The most ideal card for your setup would be a 7800GS or 7950GT, but they are becoming difficult to find. I could run COD4 no problem when I was using my old XFX 7950GT... it was one of the best AGP cards available when I bought it. You could try eBay or Amazon for the older tech but since they have become obsoleted, most mainstream sources will not carry them. Good luck.

 

[SgtBlades]

woah snap. nice card for what I got but what I've seen the prices are insane. I think I should've put my price range: max $100.

 

[Technochicken]

For 100 bucks you could get a HD 3650 or HD 2600xt.

They should both out perform the 7300.

edit:
I just found a 7950 on ebay, buy now, for 99$ (+20 shipping), but it ends in a day.

http://cgi.ebay.com/nVIDIA-GeForce-...ms=66:2|65:1|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50

 

[teklord]

That card is too much to pay for. You can get a HD 3850 from Newegg for $100 dollars but you need a 400W power supply with a GPU power cord to run it. You can get one of those for $25 dollars (585W) like I did and they are pretty easy to install. Worth it IMO for both.

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

I would not recommend a $25 PSU for anything, other than a non-gaming system that would be used solely for internet surfing and other general use such as listening to music.

That being said, I recommend an HD 3650 for you. Your PSU actually has enough power for an HD 3850, but since you say you have used it for more than a year or two, the actual available power may be quite inadequate for it.